Bathytroctes michaelsarsi, Michael Sars smooth-head

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Bathytroctes michaelsarsi Koefoed, 1927

Michael Sars smooth-head
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Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Bathytroctes: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, trokta, -on = sweets for dessert; also = troktos, -e, -on = edible (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 2010 - 5057 m (Ref. 34286). Deep-water; 53°N - 9°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: southwest of Ireland and off Portugal; Cameroon south to Angola (Ref. 4460). Also known from the Northwest Atlantic.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4460)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Sazonov, Y.I., 1999. On the revision of the genus Bathytroctes Günther (Alepocephalidae): a review of the abyssobenthopelagic forms (previously referred to the genus Nomoctes) with a description of two new species. J. Ichthyol. 39(9):699-712. (Ref. 34286)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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